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3:55 PM.Panellists Livia Esterhazy and Eli Matthewson share what they've been thinking about. Read more Audio

3:44 PM.Christchurch paper The Press printed its first issue on this day in 1861. Robert Kelly has a look at media ownership in New Zealand in the 1860s. Read more Audio

4:50 PM.A new tourism campaign encourages New Zealanders to travel around the country to help the flagging industry. Audio

4:45 PM.Wallace goes back throught the correspodence he received during the week. Audio

4:40 PM.US President Donald Trump withdraws his country from the Open Skies Treaty. International law expert, Al Gillespie, talks about why that's significant. Audio

4:36 PM.New research shows that there's not a majority of support for a cannabis law change. Christchurch Health and Development Study director Professor Joe Boden led the study, he talks about what they… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.The question of how the COVID-19 crisis response package is funded in the future looms large. Institute of Government and Polciy Studies at Victoria University associate professor, Geoff Bertram talks… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.The National Party has voted in a new leader, Todd Muller, after two horrific polls putting the party under 30 percent. The Panel speaks to fomer National Party senior ministerial adviser Brigitte… Read more Audio

3:53 PM.Panellists Claire Amos and Tim Watkin share what they've been thinking about. Audio

3:45 PM.Have you been missing your commute or were you glad to see it go? There are a few reasons why it might be good for you. Audio

4:50 PM.108 years after the Titanic sank there are ongoing court room battles over the ship and what's inside. Martime Law expert, Bevan Marten, joins the Panel to talk about the ongoing stoush over the most… Read more Audio

4:40 PM.Niwa meteorologist Ben Noll talks to the Panel about the lack of water due to climate change and what we can do to offset that in the future. Audio

4:35 PM.Infometrics economist Brad Olsen says their latest survey shows that regional New Zealand has a tough road ahead in terms of economic recovery. He explains to the Panel why it will be harder for them… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.The Prime Minister has hinted at extra public holidays to encourage domestic tourism and also says employers should consider a four day week. Audio

4:20 PM.A transtasman law project was set up to look at how the lock downs in both Australia and New Zealand impacted on how the civil justice system worked. Dr Bridgette Toy-Cronin was leading the New… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.National Party leader, Simon Bridges, will face a challenge to his leadership tomorrow. The Panel discusses his survival odds. Audio

4:08 PM.Bars and pubs can open from today under alert level two. Social distancing protocols must still be observed. Paul Croucher, owner of BREW in Rotorua talks to the Panel about what lay ahead for their… Read more Audio

3:53 PM.Panellists share Janet Wilson and Guy Williams share what they've been thinking about. Audio

3:47 PM.Today we celebrate the world's oldest video game YouTuber: A 90-year-old grandmother from Japan, who has just been awarded a Guiness World Record. Amelia Langford has more. Audio

4:40 PM.Evidence that rich schools are able to cherry pick the best students from poorer communities. NZEI President Liam Rutherford joins the discussion. Audio

4:32 PM.Cher, one-half of the folk rock husband-wife duo Sonny & Cher who had the 1965 hit 'I Got You Babe'. She became a television personality in the 1970s with her shows The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour… Read more Audio